The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-26
Caoaral and Personal.


Close inspection of all bridges is being made
on the Wabash and Grand Rapids &c Indiana
roads
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
is trying a new spark arrester which Is said TO
work satisfactorily.
After a six months test Of the comparative
cost of hemp and Kilmer packing the Vandalia
company has decided to place the killmer pack
ing on all locomotives.
The New York Elevated quarterly statement
shows that the increase in working expenses
der the ivecent fare is steady to more
than eat up the slight increase in gross earnings
The Terre Haute & Peoria has never been in
cluded in the Eastern roads now boycotting the
commission paying lines, and since hostiities
were commenced has sold through tickets to the
North and Northwest the same as before.
Railway construction is calling for a large
amount of funds. and it is probable that certain
lines OVERRIDING new construction. 1t looks
if Boston capitalists were a little too eager in
extending the systems in which they are inter-
ested.
The G.. &c T. company has commenced
work on the extension which will connect the
Indiana Coal road with the main line. The
road as being built will extend from Goodland,
on the Indiana Goa, road, to Momen ce, on the
Z. & e. /.
Experts say that it takes only a slight analysis
of the Ives assets to show shortage of any
where from So, 600. 900 to Sc 600, as the Day
ton, Fort Wayne & Michigan bonds standing at
over $40, 100000 would hardly bring ten
cents on the dollar
The Oregon railway and Navigation Company
is renewing all its old boats and will build
steamer to run between Portland and As
toria. Oregon Improvement has contracted for
an iron steamer for service between San Fran
cisco and Portland
The Flint g Pere Marquette railroad will
build line from Grand Rapids to Manistee.
sixty-six miles, with branch to Muskegon, the
mention being TO extend the road to Petoskey.
and eventually to secure short route from
Grand Rapids to Chicago by way OF lIudlngton.
-loxyi he To1yo nix WaSfa 10
now completed fifteen miles from Bloomington
to a point near the Mackinaw river. and it will
be done to that river about Sept 1. Then the
bridge over that river will be begun. ana track
laying will be commenced from Wesley City
eastward.
The Texas & Pacific has broken the record on
New York freight. A of lemons which left
that city on the night of the 18th per a Crom-
we'll steamer reached Dallas the night of the
Goth. The best time between Now York and
Dallas prior to this shipment was eight and
half days.
Mr. L. F. Crank OF the California Central
(which is the name of the consolidated branches
of the Atchinson system in Southern California;
IS also president of company which is to build
about ten miles of cable railway in Los Angeles,
which will replace the horse-car lines on a num-
Der OF the principal streets.
Reading trustees have decided that they will
not attempt to negotiate with the holders Of d.
visional mortgage bonds of the Coal g. Iron
Company. but will leave that business for the
directors after reorganization. There ars over
by forty three separate mortgages
1t is understood that the Union Pacific, Wis
consin Central, Standard Oil and Oregon Trans
portation pool has secured 20O, 600 shares of
Northern Pacific stocks which added to the
Oregon TRANSPORTATION holding of 136. 900 shares,
gives the Smith party 1886. 900 shares, besides
proxies already secured The total number of
votes in the hands of Elijah Smith a
iority of the largest number voted at
Northern Pacific election.
The Wabash, the c., B. & @. and Alton with
their late connections. have been taking sea-
board business out of St Louis rates their
competitors couldn't touch. firing of this,
General Freight Agent Hill, of the Bee-line,
asked the Central Traffic Association members
If they would vote in favor of reducing the rate
cents hundred pounds They all voted mo-"
Through traffic is pursuing the channel indicated
by Mr.. Hills blunt avowal. but il is urged that a
compliance with his request would be simply
suicidal
The attitude of the management of the Read
ing railroad toward the employees of the road
has undergone good deal of change lately. Up
to this time there has been a decided tendency
to compromise and eoncate whenever demands
and the discharge of sub-offcials both President
Corbin and General Manager Mcleod have given
police in terms which cannot be misunderstood
that they will allow dictation from the en-
ployes. 1t is understood that there no differ
ences between the company and the men except
these questions